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Executive Order 10163

The Armed Forces Reserve Medal

Signed by Harry S. Truman on September 25, 1950.

Later amended
Signed recordSeptember 25, 1950

The date the President signed it.

Publication record15 FR 6489

The Federal Register edition of the order.

Later actionLater amended

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Reference number
eo-10163
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Power & Politics. (2026, October 28). Executive Order 10163: The Armed Forces Reserve Medal [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10163

Chicago

Power & Politics. "Executive Order 10163: The Armed Forces Reserve Medal." Last modified October 28, 2026. Accessed October 28, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10163.

BibTeX
@misc{votefiles_eo_10163,
  author       = {{Power & Politics}},
  title        = {{Executive Order 10163: The Armed Forces Reserve Medal}},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/eo-10163}},
  note         = {Reference number eo-10163; official source: National Archives, https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/executive-orders/1950.html; last checked October 28, 2026; accessed October 28, 2026}
}
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Later record

What happened to this order

These notes list later amendments, revocations, replacing orders, or other Federal Register action.

Amended by EO 10439, March 19, 1953; EO 13013, August 6, 1996; EO 13286, February 28, 2003

The National Archives records of later actions cover January 8, 1937 to January 19, 2017.

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